Episodes
New Wood Culture - Barn the Spoon
The second of our 'Barn the Spoon' double bill. In this episode Barn talks about 'New Wood Culture' - A holistic approach to work…
Becoming a full time Spoon Carver - Barn the Spoon
The journey from living in the woods, to making his living from carving wooden spoons.
Permaculture, Building Community - Sarah Pugh
This episode is a conversation with Bristol Permaculture legend Sarah Pugh. We discuss the nuances of permaculture in a city and …
How to make a Zero Carbon Britain - Paul Allen
I talk with Paul Allen from the Centre for Alternative Technology about how Britain can get to Net Zero carbon using only existin…
Mud, the ultimate building material - Becky Little
Rebearth is a Scottish company founded by mud mason Becky Little. Specialising in building, art and education using raw earth and…
Trespass, Crossing the Lines that Divide Us - Nick Hayes
We continue our meander into the benefits for human health of access to countryside. This week in a conversation with writer, Ill…
Get into nature and forage! - Fern Freud
This episode takes us a little away from our chosen niche, and looks at how we can create sustainability by getting out into natu…
How to retrofit our existing housing stock - Lucy Pedler
It's Building Sustainability's first birthday & most of the world is on lockdown... So this month sees a triple Building Sustaina…
Sustainable Structural Engineering - Beth Williams
I have a conversation with Beth Williams, who is a Structural Engineer + Certified PassivHaus Designer. Passionate about diversit…
What can festivals teach us about sustainability? - Claire O'Neill
How can festivals create more sustainble communities? The link between festivals and sustainability might not be immediately obvi…
Community Wood Recycling - Ben Moss
This month we talk to Ben Moss from Bristol Wood Recycling Project (BWRP). Ben set up the recycling project in 2004 with the aims…
What If we imagined a better future - Rob Hopkins
In this month's Building Sustainability podcast, we talk with Rob Hopkins. A massive thanks to Rob for being such a wonderful gue…
Building a tiny house - Flo Hamer
Flo Hamer lives in a tiny house, it measures 4.8m x 2.4m - It contains everything she needs - kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and loun…
Roundwood Timber Framing - Adrian Leaman
Adrian Leaman from wholewoods.co.uk talks to us about his journey into the world of roundwood timber framing and green woodworkin…
Earth Ovens, Philosophies and Stories - Kiko Denzer
In this month's Building Sustainability podcast we talk with Kiko Denzer. Kiko is perhaps best known as the author of ' Build You…
Prefabricated straw panels & magic mud - Bee Rowan
Natural builder, Bee Rowan talks to us about Ecococoon straw bale panels. These prefabricated panels are load bearing and highly …
Creating new sustainable towns - Noel Isherwood
In this episode we talk to architect, Noel Isherwood. The discussion is largely based around Poundbury, which is the expansion of…
Growing the perfect insulation - Judith Thornton
This month sees us talking to Judith Thornton from Aberystwyth University. Judith is looking at alternative natural insulators th…